Flooring and ceiling tool



April 21, 1931. c. A. GOODSON FLOORING AND CEILING TOOL Filed May 14,1929 Patented Apr. 21, 1931 UNITED STATES CLYDE A. GOODSON, FLINGOLNTON, NORTH CAROLINA.

FLOORING AND cn mne TOOL Amilicationv filed May 14, 1929. Serial No.362,969.

My invention relates to a flooring and ceiling tool, and more especiallyto a combined pinch bar and nail puller having means associatedtherewith for using the same as a tool for holding flooring or ceilingin place while the same is being nailed.

An object of my invention is to provide a combined tool for use inholding ceiling and flooring in position while the same is being securedin its proper place, said tool having other features as will hereafterap- Jear.

I Some of the objects of my invention having been stated other objectswill appear 35 as the description proceeds, when taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation ofmy tool showing the same-as applied to the placing of flooring;

Figure 2 is an edge view of my tool looking from the right hand side inFigure 1;

Figure 3 is a View looking downward from a point along the line 33 inFigure 1;

Figure 4 is a reverse view of Figure 2 showing only the lower portionthereof.

Referring more particularly to the drawings thenumeral 10 indicates anordmary pinch bar having the pinch bar portion 11 and the nail pullingportion 12 which has the portion 13 therein which is adaptedto engagenails and pull the same, and which can also be used as a wire stretcherby engaging the wire in the said notch and using the member 10 in thesame manner as shown in Figure 1, by having the prong 14: embedded insome stationary object.

This member 10 also has the prongs 15 on the side thereof so that theseprongs may be engaged in some stationary object, for

the purpose of using the same as a wire stretcher or for using the sameas a flooring or ceilingtool, it being evident that these prongs 15 maybe embedded in the side of the stationary object such as a oist 16 if sodesired instead of having the prongs 1 1 embedded in the edge of themember 16.

The member 10 has the flattened portion 17 on the rear side thereof, andwhen the flooring mechanism is not desired to be used and is in foldedposition as shown by the dotted lines in Figure 1, this portion 17 mayserve as a hammer for driving nails and other objects.

Projecting from the rear surface of the member 10 is the projection 18which has the pin 19 projecting therethrough, said pin 19 being adaptedtoalso pierce the forked portion 20 of the member 21, and the lower endof this member 21 is curved and has the transversely disposed groove 22therein, which is adapted to fit over the tongue 23 of the ceiling orflooring 24, it being evident that in casethe reverse operation shouldbe desired in the placingof flooring or ceiling, and should the groovein the ceiling'be outward then this member 21 can have a tongue 'on theend thereof instead of having the groove 22.

This member 21 is pivoted on the pin 19 and when it is desired to usethis tool for other purposes the same can be folded up as'shown by thedotted lines in Figure 1 to the parts there shown and the pin 25 piercesthe member 10 and has the latch 26 thereon,

which is adapted to be rotated to cause the button to engage the groove22 in the member 21, and to hold the same in folded position while thetool is being used for other purposes.

In the drawings and specification I have set forth a preferredembodiment of my invention, and although specific terms are employed,they are used ina generic and descriptive sense only, and not forpurposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth inthe appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a combined flooring and ceiling tool, 9

an elongated member having a pinch bar on one end thereof and a hookedportion on the other end thereof, the free end of said hook having nailpulling means therein, a plurality of prongs on the lower end of saidhooked portion, a prong situated on each side of said hooked portion,said prongs being adapted to engage a stationary object such as a joist,a pivoted member mounted intermediate the ends of the body portion ofsaid member, a groove in the free end of said pivoted member adapted toengage the tongue of flooring, ceiling and the like, a latch membermounted on said tool and having an outwardly turned projection thereon,said latch member being adapted to engage the groove in the end of thepivoted member when said pivoted member is folded alongside the bodymember of said tool, said prongs on said body member being adapted toengage a stationary object, and said pivoted member being adapted toforce said ceiling, flooring and the like in position to hold the samewhile the said ceiling, flooring and the like is secured in position.

2. In a combined flooring and ceiling tool, a body member, a pinch barintegral with one end of said body member, a hooked portion at the otherend of said body member, nail pulling mechanism in the free end of saidhooked portion, a plurality of prongs on the lower end of said hookedportion, a prong on each side of said hooked portion, a member pivotallymounted on said body portion intermediate its ends, said pivoted memberextending downwardly and being curved outwardly and having a groove inthe lower end thereof adapted to engage the tongue on ceiling, flooringand the like, said rongs being adapted to be embedded in a ]OiSt and thelike for holding the tool in position while the pivoted member forcesthe ceiling, flooring and the like in position where the same may besecured by nails or other means, and latch means mounted on said bodyportion adapted to engage the said groove in said pivoted member to holdsaid pivoted member in folded position when not in use alongside thesaid body portion.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CLYDE A GOODSON.

